6 U.S.C. § 941 — Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain

(a) Strategic plan The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies and private sector stakeholders responsible for security matters that affect or relate to the movement of containers through the international supply chain, must develop, implement, and update, triennially, a strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain. (b) Requirements The strategic plan required under subsection (a) must— (1) describe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies and private-sector stakeholders that relate to the security of the movement of containers through the international supply chain; (2) identify and address gaps and unnecessary overlaps in the roles, responsibilities, or authorities described in paragraph (1); (3) identify and make recommendations regarding legislative, regulatory, and organizational changes necessary to improve coordination among the entities or to enhance the security of the international supply chain; (4) provide measurable goals, including objectives, mechanisms, and a schedule, for furthering the security of commercial operations from point of origin to point of destination; (5) build on available resources and consider costs and benefits; (6) provide incentives for additional voluntary measures to enhance cargo security, as recommended by the Commissioner; (7) consider the impact of supply chain security requirements on small- and medium-sized companies; (8) include a process for sharing intelligence and information with private-sector stakeholders to assist in their security efforts; (9) identify a framework for prudent and measured response in the event of a transportation security incident involving the international supply chain; (10) provide protocols for the expeditious resumption of the flow of trade following section 942 of this title; (11) consider the linkages between supply chain security and security programs within other systems of movement, including travel security and terrorism finance programs; and (12) expand upon and relate to existing strategies and plans, including the National Response Plan, the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan, the National Strategy for Maritime Security, and the 8 supporting plans of the Strategy, as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 13. (c) Consultation In developing protocols under subsection (b)(10), the Secretary must consult with Federal, State, local, and private sector stakeholders, including the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee and the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee. (d) Communication To the extent practicable, the strategic plan developed under subsection (a) must provide for coordination with, and lines of communication among, appropriate Federal, State, local, and private-sector stakeholders on law enforcement actions, intermodal rerouting plans, and other strategic infrastructure issues resulting from a transportation security incident or transportation disruption. (e) Utilization of Advisory Committees As part of the consultations described in subsection (a), the Secretary must, to the extent practicable, use the Homeland Security Advisory Committee, the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, and the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee to review, as necessary, the draft strategic plan and any later updates to the strategic plan. (f) International standards and practices In furtherance of the strategic plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary is encouraged to consider proposed or established standards and practices of foreign governments and international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization, the World Customs Organization, the International Labor Organization, and the International Organization for Standardization, as appropriate, to establish standards and best practices for the security of containers moving through the international supply chain. (g) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 270 days after October 13, 2006, the Secretary must submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the strategic plan required by subsection (a). (2) Updates Not later than 270 days after October 5, 2018, and triennially after that, the Secretary must submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains any updates to the strategic plan under subsection (a) since the earlier report.